Savory, Sweet, and Subtly Spiced Sweet Potato Chickpea Buddha Bowl

Now, a Buddha bowl is a big bowl of yummy, healthy, plant-based, whole 30 goodness. This recipe is super simple – requiring just 30 minutes. And it’s ridiculously healthy – loaded with four kinds of vegetables and rich in fiber and protein.

Start by roasting your vegetables in the oven. While those are baking, sauté your chickpeas so that they become crispy and whisk up your 3-ingredient tahini sauce.

Ingredients

VEGETABLES

2 Tbsp olive, melted coconut, or grape seed oil

1/2 red onion, sliced in wedges

2 large sweet potatoes, halved

1 bundle (227 g) broccolini, large stems removed, chopped

2 big handfuls kale, larger stems removed

1/4 tsp each salt + pepper

CHICKPEAS

1 15-ounce (425 g) chickpeas, drained, rinsed + patted dry

1 tsp cumin

3/4 tsp chili powder

3/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp each salt + pepper

1/2 tsp oregano (optional)

1/4 tsp turmeric (optional)

TAHINI SAUCE (Or Whole Foods sells a lemon tahini dressing)

1/4 cup (56 g) tahini

1 Tbsp maple syrup

1/2 lemon, juiced

2-4 Tbsp hot water to thin

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and arrange sweet potatoes and onions on a bare baking sheet. Drizzle both with a bit of oil, making sure the flesh of the sweet potatoes are well coated and placed skin side down on the sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes, then remove from oven flip sweet potatoes and add broccolini. Drizzle broccolini with a bit of oil and season with a pinch each salt and pepper.

Bake for another 8-10 minutes, then remove from oven and add kale. Drizzle kale with a touch more oil and season with a pinch each salt and pepper. Bake for another 4-5 minutes then set aside.

While vegetables are roasting, heat a large skillet over medium heat and add chickpeas to a mixing bowl and toss with seasonings.

Once hot, add 1 Tbsp oil and chickpeas and sauté, stirring frequently. If they’re browning too quickly, turn down heat. If there isn’t much browning going on, increase heat. I found 10 minutes total at slightly over medium heat was perfect.

Once the chickpeas are browned and fragrant, remove from heat and set aside.

Prepare sauce by adding tahini, maple syrup and lemon juice to a mixing bowl and whisking to combine. Add hot water until a pourable sauce is formed. Set aside.